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U.P. engaging social media influencers to promote stories on Ram

Uttar Pradesh government has asked its cultural department to engage prominent social media influencers of YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and X to promote stories related to the Ram temple, its construction work, development of Ayodhya and Lord Ram before the consecration ceremony in Ayodhya on January 22.

The Hindu

Wikipedia's volunteer editors are fleeing online abuse. Here's what that could mean for the internet (and you)

We’re now sadly used to seeing toxic exchanges play out on social media platforms like X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and TikTok.

The Conversation

Instagram and Facebook users will soon no longer be able to chat in new update

Meta is planning on ending the cross-messaging feature for its platforms this December as it keeps scaling back Messenger.

TechRadar

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State abandons effort to take back Fairfield Lake State Park land

The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will stop pursuing eminent domain to take over the former park property south of Dallas. A private developer plans to turn it into a luxury subdivision.

The Texas Tribune

Meta is separating Instagram and Facebook messages as the EU watches on

Meta has announced it is disconnecting Instagram and Facebook's messaging, with the EU possibly a concern.

iMore

Meta is divorcing the messenger programs of Facebook and Instagram

Meta has severed the link between its two biggest products as it fights more EU regulation.

Fortune

53 Times Animals Were Found In Art Pieces Through History, As Shared In This Facebook Group

Everyone loves a good animal painting. And here, we have 53 of them.

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Is Meta’s ad-free service just another way to make people pay for privacy?

The owner of Instagram and Facebook thought an ad-free subscription service would satisfy European data cops – some advocacy groups aren’t so sure

The Guardian - UK

Auteur or provocateur? Animal and the event of hypermasculine cinema

A cinematic event has been invented to mark the beginning of the end of 2023. It has been carefully crafted by master filmmaker Sandeep Reddy Vanga, and meticulously aided by a blatant disregard for substance and wilful defenestration of empathy. The formula was tested in laboratories and has been deployed…

Newslaundry

Meta's AI Chief Says There's An AI War And Nvidia Is 'Supplying The Weapons'

Meta's AI chief Yann LeCun said Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has much to gain from the AI craze.

International Business Times UK

Meta is breaking up the love between Instagram and Facebook Messenger chats

Meta is removing the cross-app feature of chatting with your Facebook friends via Instagram.

Android Central

Disinformation researcher says Harvard pushed her out to protect Meta

Joan Donovan accused Harvard of violating her free speech rights and the school's own commitment to academic freedom in an attempt to protect its relationship with the tech company and its executives.

WEKU

Deepfakes are another front in the Israel-Hamas war that risk unleashing even more violence and confusion in the future: ‘This is moving incredibly fast’

Companies are racing to detect videos that have been manipulated with the help of AI—before they cause even more problems in battle zones.

Fortune

Whistleblower allegation: Harvard muzzled disinfo team after $500 million Zuckerberg donation

A prominent disinformation scholar is accusing Harvard University in a whistleblower disclosure of muzzling her speech and stifling — then dismantling — her research team as it launched a deep dive into a damning trove of Facebook files

The Independent UK

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Spanish news giants pile into Meta's legal nightmare

The Facebook parent company's privacy practices are now being attacked on three different legal fronts in Europe.

The Guardian - US

Misinformation expert says she was fired by Harvard under Meta pressure

Joan Donovan says funding was cut off for criticizing Meta when university was receiving $500m from Mark Zuckerberg’s charity

The Independent UK

Spanish newspaper association files multimillion-euro suit against Meta over advertising practices

A Spanish association representing more than 80 newspapers has filed a lawsuit against Facebook parent Meta accusing it of unfair competition in online advertising by allegedly ignoring European Union rules on data protection

Evening Standard

OPINION - Why Rishi's 'hammer of spod' moment was just the start

Both sides of the parliamentary aisle are making full use of social media to attack each other... in increasingly vicious fashion. Could such antics swing the next election?

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The Conversation

The OpenAI saga demonstrates how big corporations dominate the shaping of our technological future

The dramatic firing and reinstatement of Sam Altman as boss of OpenAI was more than a power shuffle. It was a glimpse at the overwhelming influence that big corporations – and a few individuals – possess when it comes to shaping the direction of artificial intelligence.

Salon

White nationalists exploit Gaza tensions

X/Twitter allows racists to pay to boost bigoted posts — and then cash in on ad revenue

TechRadar

Social media blocks are "a suppression of an essential avenue for transparency"

VPN provider Surfshark has been mapping internet shutdowns since 2015. We talked with the company to understand what's at stake.

Tom’s Guide

8 countries with the strictest VPN laws

Not all countries allow VPN use within their borders. Here are the 8 major countries where VPNs are illegal or under heavy surveillance.

The Guardian - AU

Scammer paid Facebook 7c per view to circulate video of deepfake Jim Chalmers and Gina Rinehart

Video is designed to appear like A Current Affair interview and features altered versions of treasurer and rich listers

The Conversation

Social media ads are littered with ‘green’ claims. How are we supposed to know they're true?

Online platforms are awash with ads for so-called “green” products. Power companies are “carbon neutral”. Electronics are “for the planet”. Clothing is “circular” and travel is “sustainable”. Or are they?

International Business Times

Meta Sues US Regulator To Stop Privacy Settlement Change

Meta filed a lawsuit late Wednesday arguing that US regulators planning to change the terms of a 2020 privacy settlement are overstepping their authority and should be stopped.

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